ESA – Aurora Australis in Antarctica

A mesmerising display of Aurora Australis (southern lights) glows over the Concordia research station in Antarctica,…

Cosmic jingles: listen to Euclid’s image of M78

An ethereal dance of misty clouds of interstellar dust with a myriad of distant stars and…

ESA – Vega-C mobile building rolling

A view from the launch pad with Vega-C flight VV25 ready for liftoff as the mobile…

330th ESA Council: Media information session

Watch the replay of the media information session in which ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA…

Up close and loud: Vega-C liftoff with Sentinel-1C

The Vega-C launch, flight VV25, seen from a camera placed at just 5 m from the…

Icy valley in Australe Scupoli

A beautiful perspective view down an icy valley on Mars, reminiscent of a terrestrial ski slope…

Fit for service: Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator

In December 2024 the first Themis – Europe’s demonstrator of a reusable rocket first stage –…

ESA – Submarines for space

Submarines are emerging as a unique research platform to study human adaption to extreme environments –…

Fit-check timelapse: Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator

In December 2024 the first Themis – Europe’s demonstrator of a reusable rocket first stage – completed a…

ESA 2024 Highlights: flight of the Ariane 6

In 2024, ESA continued to drive Europe’s innovation and excellence in space, equipping the continent with…